Ramesh Balda

About Ramesh Balda

Autonomy, mastery, purpose — these principles guide how I work, lead, and enable transformation. Digital transformation today is more than adopting tools; it is about becoming a continuously evolving digital enterprise. Modern organizations use cloud, data, automation, and now Generative AI & Agentic AI to rethink what they offer, how they engage customers, and how they operate. We don’t just solve problems; we future-proof the business by empowering teams with the right platforms and a culture of curiosity and reinvention.Technology is reshaping everything we do, and GenAI has accelerated this shift even further. IT must evolve beyond traditional roles and embrace intelligent, autonomous-first systems. Disruptive capabilities like GenAI, LLM-driven agents, automation pipelines, and cloud-native platforms now define how enterprises scale. I have contributed to several Digital & AI Transformation programs, enabling teams by placing architecture, data, and AI at the center of strategy.I consider myself a hands-on Architect. Beginning as a software engineer, I remain deeply technical even today. Over 19+ years, my journey has grown from I-shaped to T-shaped to X-shaped, blending depth in engineering with breadth across architecture, governance, cloud, and GenAI. I’ve delivered more than 15 complex, high-impact programs across fast-paced Agile environments, covering Architecture Governance, SLM, API platforms, Data Engineering, and intelligent workflow automation using GenAI.I help organizations adopt cloud-native architectures, API-first design, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, and automation. I now extend this with GenAI adoption frameworks, enterprise AI architectures, Agentic AI patterns, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented systems, orchestration tools (ICA, watsonx) Assistant like, Amazon Q, GitLab Duo), and responsible AI governance.My experience spans Architecture Strategy, Digital & AI Roadmaps, GenAI operating models, and governance across Architecture, Data, and API domains. I am well-versed across Hybrid Cloud, and an early adopter of GenAI tools. My background includes SOA, Microservices, Data Science, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, and Big Data ecosystems along with functional and reactive programming.I also bring domain expertise in Utilities & Energy, Insurance and Finance with understanding across the value chain and how GenAI, automation, and cloud unlock efficiency, insights, and intelligent systems.“There is divine beauty in learning… learning stops only when the heart stops.”Visas: B1 (Valid)

Experience

1. Cloud Advisory & Genai Architect - Enterprise

   IBM

   May 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Helping customers in their Transformation and Modernization journey to Hybrid Cloud.

Education

• Kurukshetra University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology

  2001 — 2005

• S M Hindu Senior Secondary School

  SSLC

  1997 — 1998

• Arya Senior Secondary School

  High School

  2000 — 2001

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Css
• Lotus Notes
• Asset Management
• Oracle Utillities
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Electric Utility
• Soa
• Gis
• N-Tier
• Billing Systems
• Clearcase
• Smart Grid
• Vss
• Metering
• Mainframe
• Utility Industry
• Javascript
• Powerplan
• Enterprise Architecture
• Ami
• Web Services
• Html
• Customer Information Systems
• .net Remoting
• Asp.net Ajax
• Db2
• Mvc
• Visual Studio
• Ferc
• Utility Billing
• Xml
• Ajax
• Html + Css
• Wcf
• Utilities
• Pl/Sql
• Meter Data Management
• Workflow Management Systems